Buffalo 43, Toledo 33

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	31	16
Total Yards	518	435
Passing	307	172
Rushing	211	263
Penalties	7-56	8-76
3rd Down Conversions	9-21	4-12
4th Down Conversions	3-4	1-2
Turnovers	2	2
Possession	34:08	25:52

Air/Ground Leaders
Toledo Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Lenehan 32/50 307 3 1 Team 0/1 0 0 0	Buffalo Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Willy 8/16 172 2 0
Toledo Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Parmele 29 171 1 51 Collins 10 37 0 13	Buffalo Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Starks 35 244 3 45 Thermilus 3 16 0 9
Toledo Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Williams 15 172 2 30 Hawkins 9 84 0 22	Buffalo Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Jackson 4 107 2 75 Roosevelt 3 51 0 32

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				TOL	BUFF
	TD	14:37	James Starks 45 Yd Run (A.J. Principe Kick)	0	7
	TD	12:50	James Starks 9 Yd Run (A.J. Principe Kick)	0	14
	FG	09:21	Alex Steigerwald 26 Yd	3	14
	TD	04:18	Ernest Jackson 75 Yd Pass From Drew Willy (A.J. Principe Kick)	3	21
	TD	01:36	Stephen Williams 30 Yd Pass From D.J. Lenehan (Alex Steigerwald Kick)	10	21
	TD	00:17	Naaman Roosevelt Recovered Fumble In End Zone (A.J. Principe Kick)	10	28
SECOND QUARTER				TOL	BUFF
	SF	12:42	D.J. Lenehan Tackled By Larry Hutchinson In End Zone	10	30
	FG	07:16	Alex Steigerwald 24 Yd	13	30
	TD	04:22	Ernest Jackson 16 Yd Pass From Drew Willy (Pat Blocked)	13	36
	TD	00:42	Jalen Parmele 3 Yd Run (Pat Blocked)	19	36
THIRD QUARTER				TOL	BUFF
	TD	07:22	Chris Hopkins 5 Yd Pass From D.J. Lenehan (Alex Steigerwald Kick)	26	36
FOURTH QUARTER				TOL	BUFF
	TD	13:15	James Starks 36 Yd Run (A.J. Principe Kick)	26	43
	TD	06:53	Stephen Williams 11 Yd Pass From D.J. Lenehan (Alex Steigerwald Kick)	33	43

AMHERST, N.Y. (AP)-James Starks ran for 231 yards and three touchdowns as Buffalo defeated Toledo 43-33 Saturday.

The first Buffalo back to top 200 yards rushing in 11 years, Starks' milestone came on a day when Buffalo (3-4, 3-1 Mid-American Conference) and Toledo (2-5, 0-3) combined for 953 yards of total offense. Toledo piled up 513 yards to Buffalo's 435.

A wild 55-point first half saw four scoring plays of 30 yards or more, two blocked extra points, a recovered fumble for a touchdown and a safety. The Bulls led 36-19 at the break.

Toledo's D.J. Lenehan threw for 307 yards and three touchdowns. Lenehan was 32-of-50 passing with one interception.

Jalen Parmele rushed 29 times for 171 yards, and Stephen Williams tied a school record with 15 receptions for 172 yards and two TDs. Chris Hopkins hooked up with Lenehan for a five-yard score with 7:22 left in the third quarter.

Starks gave Buffalo a two-touchdown lead before the game was three minutes old. He took his very first carry for a 45-yard touchdown. His second TD came one play after Toledo punter Brett Kern fumbled on his own 9 yard line.

Early in the fourth quarter, after a 23-point Buffalo lead had been reduced to 10, Starks' third touchdown, covering 36 yards, ended any hope of a Toledo comeback.

Buffalo's Drew Willy was 8-of-16 for 172 yards and three TD passes, two to Ernest Jackson and another to Naaman Roosevelt, who beat Myshan Pettis for a 34-yard catch, then recovered his own fumble in the end zone.